State ex rel. Salim v. Ayed (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 1} We affirm the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ denial of a petition for a writ of quo warranto to oust certain individuals from the board of directors of the Omar Ibn El Khattab Mosque, Inc. (“Omar Mosque” or “the mosque”). The court of appeals correctly denied the petition because private individuals have no standing to institute an action in quo warranto to oust officers of a private, not-for-profit corporation. State ex rel. Hawthorn v. Russell, 107 Ohio St.3d 269, 2005-Ohio-6431, 838 N.E.2d 666.

Facts

{¶ 2} Omar Mosque was created in 2007, when the Islamic Society of Greater Columbus…